William Barry IV Oral History
Object number2022.001.0010
Date03/02/2022
ClassificationsOral Histories
Oral history interview subject
William F. Barry IV
Oral history interviewer
Stephen Fagin
ObjectOral history
Credit LineOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumBorn digital (.m4a file), Born digital (.mp4 file), Born digital (.vtt file)
DimensionsDuration: 30 Minutes
Collections
DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with William Barry IV. Five years old in 1963, Barry is the son of the late William Barry III, an engineer at ABC News radio in Washington D.C. for more than thirty years. Barry III frequently visited the White House and had personal encounters with every president from Dwight Eisenhower to George H.W. Bush.
Interview conducted via Zoom on March 2, 2022 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is thirty minutes long.
Curatorial CommentaryIn 2022, William Barry IV donated to the Museum a collection of twenty reel-to-reel audio tapes from ABC News radio in Washington D.C. covering the inauguration and assassination of President John F. Kennedy as well as the 1965 inauguration of President Lyndon Johnson. Subsequently, Mr. Barry also donated an extensive collection of material saved by his late father as chief engineer at ABC News radio in Washington D.C. related to the presidency and the U.S. Space Program. - Stephen Fagin, Curator
